The Portland daily press., 1887-01-24
GENERAL NEWS.

The largest ice house Of the Mutual Benefit
Ice Company at East Park, on tho Hudson
was totally destroyed by fire Friday night
Loss $4,000; insurance unknown.
A cotton shed Of the Merchants Cotton
Press Storage company, at Memphis, Tenn
was burned early Saturday morning, together
with 65,0O0 bales of cotton. Loss about
S3OO,00O; fully insured.
Small pox is spreading in New York with
alarming rapidity.
Early yesterday morning a west bound
passenger train on the Louisville 81 Nash
vile railroad was wrecked near Carmi, ILL.,,
by the explosion of the engine. The en-
gineer and fireman were killed, but only two
passengers wore seriously injured.
A large and enthusiastic demonstration in
honor OF Michael Davitt and his Wife, was
held at Madison Square Garden, New York,
last night. Mr.. Powderly, Henry George,
DIR. Kelly and his wife, and Alderman Pat
rick Denver were among the n0tables pres
ent.
1t was announced in New York yachting
circles Saturday that DIR. j. q. Barron, for
merly the owner Of the Alton, Is about to
purchase the yacht Mayfower.
The jury in the case Of Edward III. Porter
Of North Adams Mass, charged with man.
slaughter in killing James 0'Brien last 0c.
tober, have returned verdict Of guilty.
1t is reported from London that the British
steamer Nettuno, Capt Hummel, from Sun
derland, Jan. 1st, for Baltimore has been
abandoned at sea.
A monster memorial demonstration is ex-
pected to take place in Brooklyn Academy Of
Music early in February, in honor Of the late
Gen. John A. Logan.
Gerge Mckenzie Fergus, young Scotch
man 16 years old, was arrested in New York
Friday. He is wanted in Greenock, Scot
land. for forging note for a728 sterling.
Lieutenant Emory is endeavoring to obtain
permission from the Secretary OF the Navy
to go to the Arctic regions with the Thetis.
Rev. Phillips Brooks preached last night
in Faneuil Hall, Boston, to a large audience,
it being the first of series of popular relig-
ious services. The first meeting was q great
success. The audience was notably cosmo-
politan.
An unsuccessful "bunco" game was at
tempted in Boston on Thursday. A well
known business man drew a check, but tore
it up before he left the room.
The court has granted decree of divorce
to the Marchioness of Queensbury from the
Marquis of Queensbury on the ground Of in
fidelity. The Marquis made no defence.
One boy was instantly killed and another
injured while coasting in Somerville, .Mass.
Saturday. In Providence, r. l., ten-year-old
annie Silk was killed bva sled.
The bark Gsa:sSe 140 tons register, lumber
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was wrecked on Starbuck Isi&rd in the South
Pacific on August 11th. The captain and
crew were saved.
The consignees Of the British steamship
CranbOok, Capt. Smith, which sailed from
Newport, England, Nov. 30, with 1900 tons Of
steel blooms for Philadelphia, have given her
up as lost, together with the crew consisting
of 30m
Sawyer's woolen mill at Dover, n H., shut
down Saturday night for three weeks for re-
pairs. Six hundred hands are thrown out Of
employment.
The British steamer Nepaul, from London,
collided with and sunk Chinese transport
near Shanghai. One hundred soldiers and
several mandarins were drowned.
A scheme for using General Logan's name
for swindling purposes in connection with a
new book has been disclosed in Chicago.
A party Of Salvationists which had gone to
meet Gen. Booth upon his arrival at North
ampton, England, Saturday, was mobbed by
the pepulace.